Passion of Italy Rome Festival

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1 ELENA SHARKOVA in Italy Passion of Italy Rome Festival JUNE 2021 Individual & Festival Concerts Florence & Venice Tour Options Your World of Music on six continents

2 PASSION OF ITALY 2021 HIGHLIGHTS Festival Gala Concert Individual Concerts Florence & Venice Tour Options Click below to go directly to PROGRAM LEADER BIO PRODUCERS Directors, singers, friends I love performing and touring Italy very much. So I am happy to present you with a wonderful option to sing in Rome with other choirs in a Gala Concert as well as individually in Rome and also in Tuscany/Florence and even Venice for those who want to. When I took my choir there last I saw the pure joy on my singers faces as they experienced sensational acoustics, venues thousands of years old, warm and enthusiastic exchange ensembles as well as audiences. Together with KIconcerts, we planned touring experiences in Venice (even getting our students in gondoliers to sightsee the canals), performed in a perfect town church setting outside of Florence for a standing room only audience and had members of the audience weeping for joy before arriving in Rome to tour some of the greatest architecture on earth, while being enthralled by the Eternal City. I look forward to talking with you about the repertoire that would most suit the mix of singers and spaces we will have the honor to sing in and I know our friends at KI will be happy to individualize your tour to match the interests of your singers, families and friends. Come with us and add your voices to the endless echoes that call to us from this cradle of civilization Elena Sharkova Artistic Director & Conductor

3 PROGRAM ROME ONLY FESTIVAL TUESDAY, JUNE 22: DEPART Depart for Italy WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23: ARRIVE ROME Land at Rome airport Meet your KIconcerts tour manager Introduction to Rome Dinner daily THURSDAY, JUNE 24: ROME Breakfast daily Enjoy a guided tour of the Roman Forum and see the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before touring the magnificent Colosseum itself Festival rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Festival Welcome Dinner FRIDAY, JUNE 25: ROME Festival rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de Fiori and the Pantheon Optional individual concert (tbd) Roman Forum Colosseum SATURDAY, JUNE 26: VATICAN CITY Enjoy a day in Vatican City a city state in the center of Rome - the heart of the Roman Catholic religion Tour the Vatican Museums the highlight of which is the never to be forgotten Sistine Chapel with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo Opportunity to sing Mass in one of Rome s spectacular basilicas and churches (tbd) Trevi Fountain

4 SUNDAY, JUNE 27: GALA CONCERT Dress rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Explore Rome or return to our hotel for some free time Gala Festival Concert conducted by Elena Sharkova MONDAY, JUNE 28: RETURN HOME Transfer to airport to return home St. Peter s Basilica St. Peter s Basilica Mass at St. Peter s Basilica Itinerary subject to change. Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire Pantheon

5 PROGRAM ROME FESTIVAL AND TUSCANY TUESDAY, JUNE 22: DEPART Depart for Italy WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23: ARRIVE ROME Land at Rome airport Meet your KIconcerts tour manager Introduction to Rome Dinner daily THURSDAY, JUNE 24: ROME Breakfast daily Enjoy a guided tour of the Roman Forum and see the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before touring the magnificent Colosseum itself Festival rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Festival Welcome Dinner FRIDAY, JUNE 25: ROME Festival rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de Fiori and the Pantheon Optional individual concert (tbd) Roman Forum Colosseum SATURDAY, JUNE 26: VATICAN CITY Enjoy a day in Vatican City a city state in the center of Rome - the heart of the Roman Catholic religion Tour the Vatican Museums the highlight of which is the never to be forgotten Sistine Chapel with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo Opportunity to sing Mass in one of Rome s spectacular basilicas and churches (tbd) Trevi Fountain

6 SUNDAY, JUNE 27: GALA CONCERT Dress rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Explore Rome or return to our hotel for some free time Gala Festival Concert conducted by Elena Sharkova MONDAY, JUNE 28: TUSCANY Travel to Tuscany Tour Pisa, the city is known worldwide for its leaning bell tower Overnight Tuscany TUESDAY, JUNE 29: FLORENCE Guided tour of Florence, the epicenter of the Renaissance Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and of course Accademia to see Michelangelo s brilliance Optional individual concert (tbd) or continue to explore Florence Overnight Tuscany St. Peter s Basilica Duomo & Leaning Tower of Pisa WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30: ROME Return to Rome Sightseeing en route Arrive in Rome Sing Mass at St. Peter s Basilica (tbd subject to availability) THURSDAY, JULY 1: RETURN HOME Transfer to airport and travel home Florence Duomo Itinerary subject to change. Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire River Arno

7 PROGRAM ROME FESTIVAL, FLORENCE AND VENICE TUESDAY, JUNE 22: DEPART Depart for Italy WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23: ARRIVE ROME Land at Rome airport Meet your KIconcerts tour manager Introduction to Rome Dinner daily THURSDAY, JUNE 24: ROME Breakfast daily Enjoy a guided tour of the Roman Forum and see the Capitoline Hill, Citadel of ancient Rome, and the Tarpeian Rock before touring the magnificent Colosseum itself Festival rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Festival Welcome Dinner FRIDAY, JUNE 25: ROME Festival rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Guided walking tour of the historical center of Rome visiting the Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, Piazza Navona and seeing Campo de Fiori and the Pantheon Optional individual concert (tbd) Roman Forum Colosseum SATURDAY, JUNE 26: VATICAN CITY Enjoy a day in Vatican City a city state in the center of Rome - the heart of the Roman Catholic religion Tour the Vatican Museums the highlight of which is the never to be forgotten Sistine Chapel with its breathtaking frescos by Michelangelo Opportunity to sing Mass in one of Rome s spectacular basilicas and churches (tbd) Trevi Fountain

8 SUNDAY, JUNE 27: GALA CONCERT Dress rehearsal with Elena Sharkova Explore Rome or return to our hotel for some free time Gala Festival Concert conducted by Elena Sharkova MONDAY, JUNE 28: FLORENCE Travel to Florence Guided tour of Florence, the epicenter of the Renaissance Visit the Piazza Del Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio, Piazza della Signoria and of course Accademia to see Michelangelo s brilliance Transfer to accommodation in Tuscany Overnight Tuscany TUESDAY, JUNE 29: TUSCANY Transfer to Pisa Tour Pisa. The city is known worldwide for its leaning bell tower in all its glory Optional individual concert in Tuscan town (tbd) Overnight Tuscany St. Peter s Basilica Florence WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30: VENICE Transfer to Venice sightseeing en route Overnight Padua/Mestre area Florence Duomo Duomo & Leaning Tower of Pisa

9 THURSDAY, JULY 1: VENICE Sail to Venice Guided tour of Venice including the imposing Doge s Palace decorated by 16th century artists such as Titian and Tintoretto, walk the Bridge of Sighs and see Piombi Prison Time to explore the area around St. Mark s Square, wander the paths through this unique lagoon island or take an optional gondolier ride (own arrangements) Optional individual concert (time permiting) Overnight Padua/Mestre area Grand Canal FRIDAY, JULY 2: RETURN HOME Transfer to airport and travel home St. Mark s Square Venice Itinerary subject to change. Confirmation of performances is dependent upon early receipt of performance information: biographies, pictures, recordings and repertoire St. Mark s Basilica

10 LEADER ELENA SHARKOVA Russian-American conductor Elena Sharkova was born and raised in St. Petersburg and received her training at the famed Rimsky- Korsakov Conservatoire, alma mater to Tchaikovski, Prokofiev, Schostakovich, and Balanchin, and holds a graduate degree in conducting. In 1993 Ms. Sharkova moved to the United States where she continues her varied career as a conductor, music educator, lecturer, workshop leader, and editor. Most recent engagements have been with Britain s foremost professional choir the BBC Singers, Grammy-winning male ensemble Chanticleer, Miami-based Grammy-nominated Seraphic Fire, and Houston Chamber Choir. Upcoming programs include a return conducting appearance with the BBC Singers and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow in A frequent guest conductor, Elena Sharkova has had the privilege of inspiring youth and adult singers in eighteen countries across three continents. She has conducted honor choirs and festivals in NYC s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, Chicago s Orchestra Hall, San Francisco s Davies Symphony Hall and the Grace Cathedral. In 2014 and 2016 Ms. Sharkova had the privilege of leading KIconcerts international music festivals, conducting concerts in St. Peter s Basilica at the Vatican and at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Ms. Sharkova is in her nineteenth year as the chorus master for Symphony Silicon Valley (previously San Jose Symphony) and has prepared the singers for performances of over fifty major works for distinguished conductors such as George Cleve, Carlos View, Jane Glover, John Nelson and many others. Each season she leads the orchestra and chorus in a concert of choral masterpieces as well as in the annual Christmas celebration. Elena Sharkova has been Artistic Director of the award-winning Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley since Today the organization serves over 300 youth ages 4-18 and provides unique and comprehensive choral music education curriculum that fosters deep mind-body-heart engagement, independent thinking, and community. She has served as editor of Elena Sharkova Choral Series for Carl Fischer Publishing since Her series with the National Music Publishing promotes music for treble voices.

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12 PRODUCERS For over 40 years, KIconcerts has provided ensembles with affordable and unforgettable custom concert tours and festivals internationally and in North America. KIconcerts combines unique destinations and aweinspiring venues with warm audiences as well as renowned composers, educators and conductors in festival settings. Together with partners on six continents, KI provides a deep sharing of culture the essence of performance travel KIconcerts.com info@kiconcerts.com F: Centennial Boulevard, Suite 202 Colorado Springs, CO Great concert tours require a multitude of details to combine in order for life changing magical musical moments to occur. Our mission is to facilitate your performance dreams throughout Your World of Music! Our recent clients share their views on our tours have a look at KIconcerts.com/testimonials.